LEGO

We had a great time this weekend at Digimakers, held at We The Curious, in Bristol. Active Robots ran workshops throughout the day, helping children build a LEGO Robot Hand. Continue reading →

A team of young engineers from Bath have been crowned champions of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) FIRST® LEGO® League UK and Ireland competition. Continue reading →

Last year LEGO Education® joined forces with the government’s Year of Engineering campaign and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) to give more children around the country the opportunity to meet engineering role-models and to take part in engaging STEM activities, as part of the Engineers of the Future competition. Continue reading →

With robots slowly infiltrating our daily lives, surely there should be more of them in schools helping children get used to working alongside automation and gaining experience in Technology and Science subjects which are coming to dominate the workplace. So, why should schools start using robots in their lessons? Continue reading →

We stumbled across this article detailing seven facts about the STEM workforce in the US and as we care about encouraging growth in STEM subjects, we thought it would be an interesting discussion point for here in the UK. Continue reading →

While browsing the internet, we found an article from a school in Illinois about a group of schoolgirls who had not only embraced STEAM education but are mentoring younger students in these subjects and encouraging robotics projects including coding and 3D printing. Continue reading →

If you’re an educator at any level, you will be one of the first to know just how quickly the curriculum moves in terms of computer science and STEM subjects. Not only are pupils expected to be at a certain level of literacy, numeracy included, but they’re also supposed to be computer literate and now, you’re also expected to introduce them to coding and programming. While this might seem like a daunting task, we have your back, here are some tips to help start you off with teaching coding. Continue reading →

Lego is for life, not just for Christmas! It's also not just for children and spot riddled teenagers and Ericsson has proved why. Continue reading →

"So I hear you have experience with LEGO." This sentence marks the day where I realised I had reached my peak of happiness. I had spent every moment of my childhood building and constructing LEGO, so when I was handed a huge box of not only robotics, but LEGO robotics, I was overjoyed. Continue reading →